By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- In April 1991, Pam Flowers became the first woman in modern times to make a solo trek from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada to the Magnetic North Pole. She will share the tale of her 403-mile journey with just her three Alaskan huskies as companions during a presentation at […]
Brandon Twp.- In the first of what will be several strategic planning workshops, township boardmembers met on March 8 and were joined by Sheila Ronis, an associate professor of management at Walsh College. Ronis is facilitating the workshops free of charge to the township. ‘Dr. Ronis is guiding us through this,? said Supervisor Kathy Thurman. […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved a motion to discontinue the busing of in-district transfers during their March 8 meeting, but blunted uproar over the controversial decision by offering a solution to appease parents and daycare providers. District officials have received protests over the decision to bus to home […]
Brandon Twp.- School district officials are pursuing advertising revenue as a partial solution to the budget crisis they are facing. School boardmembers approved at their March 8 board meeting a memorandum of understanding with Alternative Revenue Development, a Bloomfield Hills-based company that aims to bring new and innovative revenue streams to school districts around the […]
A 53-year-old Ortonville man who left a trail of destruction in Ferndale has been charged with drunk driving and heroin possession. Ronald Eugene Lamm has been arraigned on a charge of operating while intoxicated, second offense, a 1-year misdemeanor as well as a charge of possession of a controlled substance under 25 grams, a 4-year […]
Ortonville- This June, the community will have an opportunity to pull together for 24 hours with a common goal? to fight cancer, remember those who lost their battle to the disease, and celebrate survivors. The third annual Relay for Life of Brandon/Ortonville is planned for June 19-20 at the Brandon Schools Athletic Complex on Varsity […]
Brandon Twp.- When two students were having an argument at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School last week, Matt Read stepped in to help. ‘We talked about it, got them to agree on something and they basically solved it themselves, we just coached them along,? said the fifth-grader. ‘After we were done, I felt good, because we […]
They are pond swimmers no more? competitive swimming has come a long way at Brandon High School. When Todd Duncan joined the teaching staff at Brandon High School in 2002, there was no swim team, only a swim club with 10 participants. In 2005, swimming became a varsity sport, with 48 members on the girls […]
Brandon Twp.- Commercial developers or individuals seeking permission for something a township ordinance does not allow will be paying more in Brandon? in some cases, nearly double? after the board unanimously approved increases in the planning commission fee schedule during their March 1 meeting. ‘If you’re a user of the system, you have to pay […]
Oxford resident Rhonda Hervey was half-a-world away from her husband Mark on Valentine’s Day, but she has a new appreciation for the sacrifice he is making for them as he works and lives in Qatar, a wealthy Arab emirate located on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf. ‘I have a new level of understanding of […]